Pancreaticopleural Fistula: A Review of Imaging Diagnosis and Early Endoscopic Intervention

Table 1

Demographics and clinical data of previously reported cases of pancreaticopleural fistula between 2007 and 2017. N = total number of cases. n is the number of cases data reported. SD = standard deviation.

Variables	N	n (percentage) or Mean ± SD
Male gender	43	34 (79%)
Mean Age (years)	41	50 ± 13
History of chronic pancreatitis	30	20 (47%)
History of alcohol use	40	31 (78%)
Pleural fluid amylase (IU/L)	43	30021 ± 25410
CT Identified Fistula Tract	40	25 (63%)
MRCP Identified Fistula Tract	24	20 (83%)
ERCP Identified Fistula Tract	43	30 (70%)
Medical treatment	39	33 (85%)
Post-ERCP acute pancreatitis	21	2 (9.5%)
Post-ERCP superinfection of pleural fluid	22	6 (27.0%)
Operative management	43	23 (53%)
Partial/total pancreatectomy		7 (30%)
Thoracostomy/decortication		7 (30%)
Pancreaticojejunostomy		4 (18%)
Exploratory laparoscopy and external drainage		4 (18%)
Surgical sphincterotomy		1 (4%)
Duration of hospital stay (days)		27 ± 16
Mortality	43	1 (2%)